Access control applications

“Before students start studying at Vestfold University College, they import their personal details via our website, which is then transported to the student database and imported into AEOS. On their very first day of college, students can step into our new photobox to log on to their personal account and take a picture. This picture will be saved with their personal details into the student database linked to AEOS. Printing the card for the new student is all there’s left to do for t...

Traka can give you peace of mind. Their intelligent key cabinets and equipment lockers allow you to determine who can access which keys and equipment. With a fully automated Traka solution in place – keys, valuable goods, cash trays and equipment such as handheld scanners can be monitored and controlled. Equipment is also utilised more effectively, without the need for arduous manual administration. The Traka software provides a full audit trail and real time reporting, detailing who has...

Securing the future AEOS was chosen as Delhaize’s new security platform. Of all the systems reviewed, AEOS had the best qualifications with regards to security performance, system expansion and future growth. Delhaize is continually investing in their buildings and locations in Belgium and abroad, so they need a system that will grow with them. That’s where AEOS comes in: its ease of use and flexibility will help Delhaize grow their security over time, reducing system management iss...

The customer Located in the United States, this government institution is one of the country’s oldest and most valued entities. Its campus includes multiple locations in and around the Washington D.C. area. Constructed in the 1800’s, this entity has become a national treasure housing items collected throughout our nation’s history. During the 20th century, this government institution experienced a rapid expansion – assuming more of a preeminent public role. In order to...

Back in 2005, private investment company Reggeborgh and KPN, the Netherlands’ largest network provider, joined forces to start building a nationwide fibre-optic network. Reggefiber, as the joint venture was called, built new headquarters in Rijssen, which it chose to secure with Nedap AEOS. Since then, Reggefiber has built almost 1,000 Points of Presence (POPs) throughout the Netherlands, a number set to grow to 4,000 over the next decade. All these optical fibre hubs are equipped with AEO...

i2 Office offers fully serviced and furnished offices of the highest quality with the latest technology to suit all sizes of business in prime city centre locations across the UK. What was the challenge? Prior to Aperio, each sub-let i2 office was being hardwired into an existing access control system, which was proving costly and time consuming. How did Aperio meet the customer requests? Every office across the UK is now anticipated to change to ASSA ABLOY Aperio wireless locking solution....

Security management in banking is a discipline unlike any other. Rather than integrating all security into one centralised system, some banks choose decentralised security for their branch offices. AEOS, a leading platform in integrated security, turns out to be just as effective when deployed decentrally. ”We were already using Nedap AEOS in our headquarters, as well as various regional offices. Then, in 2011, the security system used by our 800 branch offices in Belgium needed to be ext...

ÖKK’s new head office in Landquart (Switzerland) is to be built according to the highest design and technological standards. Under enormous time pressure, Kontroll-Systeme AG integrated a cashless payment system with 4000 series into a system with access control and time and attendance functions, based on a MIFARE card population. Flexibility and the attractive design of the SM-4200 helped to reach the successful outcome. The new ÖKK head office is set to be an emblem for the in...

End user:Erie Water Works supplies potable water directly to the City of Erie and its surrounding municipalities in Pennsylvania. The mission of Erie Water Works is to guarantee a continuous, reasonably priced supply of quality water to its customers, which assures public health while promoting future development. It is committed to ensuring the production and distribution of high quality water using two complete water filtration plants and pumping stations connected to a complex network of dist...

Pioneer School in Basildon, Essex, is a specialist school aimed at providing pupils with severe learning and physical disabilities with a range of facilities that will enable them to prepare for independence in adult life. Formerly two separate special needs schools – Elmbrook School and Moat House School – the schools amalgamated to form Pioneer School based on the existing two campuses of Elmbrook and Moat House. The school then moved to new, purpose built premises on its current...

A 10-year, $4.4 billion development programme is taking Toronto Pearson International Airport to new levels of safety, efficiency and passenger service. As Canada’s busiest airport, Pearson handles more than 25 million passengers per year with 1,200 daily arrivals and departures. By 2020, the airport expects to serve 50 million passengers annually. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has a mandate to operate Pearson within a regional system of airports to enhance economic growth...

Visitors to the Bernalillo County Courthouse enjoy daylit, open spaces and striking views of the Sandia Mountains. They don’t see the sophisticated technology that keeps them safe and comfortable – and saves tax dollars – by integrating multiple building functions. The courthouse combines pleasant public areas with secure and efficient workplaces for judicial staff, while isolating both from detainees in the holding areas and jail. A courthouse is a complex building: It must a...

In operation since the end of December 2010, the Fangshan Line of the Beijing metro is 24.79 km long with 11 stations (9 surface; 2 underground). The line runs north and east from Suzhuang Dajie in the Fangshan District to Guogongzhuang in the Fengtai District, with an average of 2.3 km between metro stations. A backup control center is located at the Yan Village line. Challenges As a key component to the success of Beijing’s public transport system, strict requirements are imposed on th...

In October 2010, Getronics BeLux relocated and introduced a radical improvement in working conditions. From then on, employees could work whenever they wanted to, and wherever was most convenient, as long as they delivered results. The new approach clearly had consequences for security and access. When the clean desk policy went into action and all drawer units were eliminated, employees needed a new place to store their belongings. Enter Nedap Locker Management. Getronics pioneered flexible of...

When The Ritz made the decision to enhance its security by installing an access control system for staff and contractors, they chose R&D Security to advise on and carry out the project. The result is an easy-to-use yet highly effective system that can be expanded in line with the hotel’s on-going plans to provide the best facilities and service in the industry. The Ritz London is one of the world’s greatest and most renowned hotels. For over a century it has been the benchmark b...

The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University Medical College (formerly the Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital) was established to provide medical and healthcare services to Chinese citizens. It is also responsible for nurturing medical professionals and spearheading medical research in China. The hospital includes 43 departments and 850 beds, delivering quality medical, rehabilitation and healthcare services by a team of 1,100 medical professionals. The hospital is undergoing an extension...

As part of the centralisation of five Munich hospitals, 20,000 old cards were gradually switched to new LEGIC employee ID cards for time & attendance and access control. With around 3500 beds, 260 day clinic places and 9500 employees, the Klinikum Munich, resulting from the merger of five clinics, is the biggest health service provider in southern Germany, today. As part of the centralisation operation of the five hospitals, a central SAP system was implemented. It was decided to implement...

Today, the average life expectancy in Western Europe is over 80 years and it will continue to increase in the future thanks to medical progress and improved social and economic conditions. As a result, there are more and more demands for senior-friendly products and services. These include everyday goods and services as well as convenient security solutions which need to be practical and easy to use. The brief: The Am Bachgraben retirement and assisted living centre in Allschwil and Schön...

Meridian Surveillance Systems are securing the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with door controllers, proximity readers and management software from Access Control Technology (ACT) as part of an IP-addressable system. The Royal Sussex County Hospital provides general, specialist and tertiary services as part of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) which is an acute teaching hospital working across two sites in Brighton and Haywards Heath.  The Trust treats three quarter...

New POS solutions for stadiums, hotels and tourist facilities are the result of the partnership between Quipos Solutions and LEGIC Identsystems AG, experts of core components in personal identification. Through working with LEGIC, quipos benefits from a highly-developed technology platform which brings electronic access and payment functions together in a single identification solution. The biggest advantages of the partnership are reaped by end users, in other words people who visit stadiums a...

A Catholic Sixth Form College situated in the heart of Preston city centre, Cardinal Newman College strives to be a centre of educational excellence for the community built on faith, respect and trust. It is set on a unique and compact campus and over the past two years has embarked on an extensive redevelopment programme which has seen the College benefit from state of the art new facilities. This programme is on-going. With its existing mechanical locking system becoming outdated, the College...

Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies with offices in 38 countries and territories. With its headquarters in New York City, the financial capital of the world, and subsidiaries and affiliates located globally, the company services client assets that total approximately $1.7 trillion. Driven to meet the special needs of its international as well as individual clients, Merrill Lynch adopts innovative technologies and leverages operations that are b...

Oberthur Technologies and LEGIC Identsystems Ltd combine two powerful technology platforms to enhance contactless and dual-interface payment product offerings.The combination of existing payment solutions and LEGIC’s identification solutions creates new business opportunities for industries such as public transport authorities, banks, airlines or leisure facilities. This partnership enables Oberthur Technologies to leverage its contactless and dual-interface smart cards with LEGIC’s...

7 million tons of lime are needed in Germany each year and approximately 25 % of this demand is met by Europe’s largest lime plant in Wülfrath. This is where Rheinkalk GmbH, a member of the Belgian Lhoist Group, quarry some 8 million tons of limestone in their Flandersbach plant each year and use it to produce 1.8 million tons of burned and more than 3 million tons of unburned lime products. The plant’s biggest customer is the German steel industry, which buys around 50 % of the...

The challenge A company doesn’t get to be the size and significance of Ryerson without focusing on efficiency. Ryerson, a leading distributor and processor of metal, based in Chicago, is guided by three fundamental principles, one of which is an intense focus on operating efficiency. Perhaps that’s why Thomas Wojtowicz, Ryerson’s Senior Analyst and Engineer, looks with pride on the company’s decision to print its ID cards in-house. Ryerson, whose products are found in e...

To integrate its security, access control and fire safety systems and provide the most rapid of response times, leading producer of spray finishing technology, Finishing Brands UK Ltd is using TDSi’s controllers and EXgarde PRO software, installed by security expert Onetec. Finishing Brands UK Ltd, based in Bournemouth, Dorset, is using the powerful integration ability of TDSi’s EXgarde Pro software and highly reliable and user-friendly eXcel 4 access controllers to provide a secure...

LEGIC employee cards play a central role in the new security solution of the Swiss Post Office. By means of vehicle identification systems from Nedap and thanks to Smartcard Booster and long-range readers, the employee cards are also used to control vehicles in the goods-in bay.With a turnover of 721 million CHF (2009) and 44,803 employees, the Swiss Post Office is the biggest services company in Switzerland. In recent years, the company has invested a lot in modernising the way it processes mai...

Founded in 1926, Mercyhurst College, named one of the “Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, is a leading liberal arts college. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst’s 75-acre main campus has 50 buildings and supports over 3,500 students, faculty and staff. In 1991, the college purchased a 100-year-old seminary for a second campus called Mercyhurst North East. At that site, nestled in the bluffs just west of the New York state line, 700 st...

IntroductionThe Lycée Ismaël Dauphin School in Cavaillon France is a large boarding school with over 1,000 students. Built in 1959, it comprises an extensive complex including administrative offices, 37 classrooms, 8 laboratories and 8 computer rooms together with two language centres. In addition there are conference and meeting rooms along with boarding houses for the students and extensive sports halls.The briefDue to the size and complexity of the site, the existing traditional k...

Tianjin Polytechnic University (TJPU) has decided on a partnership with Switzerland based LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, a leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification. Its School of Computer Science and Software Engineering will now be able to upgrade more than 3000 POS terminals to the latest LEGIC advant technology and to develop new terminals and access control readers for the whole campus. By integrating different elements of university life, the institute...